3 Israelis killed, 3 wounded in West Bank stabbing attack
The Israeli army said 'the terrorist fled the scene and was neutralised afterwards'
Three Israelis were killed in a stabbing attack in the West Bank on Tuesday morning, while three others were wounded.
The Israeli army said a Palestinian man carried out the stabbing attack near a gas station in the West Bank settlement of Ariel, as well as the Ariel Industrial attack, after which he fled in a car and crashed into other cars on Highway 5.
“The terrorist fled the scene and was neutralized afterwards. IDF soldiers are searching the area,” the army said in a statement shortly after the attack.
Outgoing Prime Minister Yair Lapid said the citizens of Israel “awakened today to a difficult and painful morning. A despicable terrorist has carried out a heinous terrorist attack in Ariel.”
“We are relentlessly fighting terrorism with the full might of the IDF, ISA, and all the security forces. Recently, we have succeeded in dismantling extensive terrorist infrastructure and planning, but we must fight this war every day anew,” he added.
United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Daniel Cohen, who was one of the first responders at the scene relayed: “When I arrived at the scene I found that the incident had transpired in two different locaitons.”
“Overall, there are four people who were injured, three of whom are in serious condition. Together with other EMS personnel I provided emergency medical treatment to the injured at both scenes prior to their being transported to the hospital.”
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